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# Deformulation of elastomers in the laboratory

## Laboratory analysis of elastomer deformulation

### What is an elastomer?

An elastomer, more commonly known as rubber, is a polymer with elastic properties that allow it to withstand several deformulation actions before breaking.  An elastomer can be of natural, synthetic or petrochemical origin.

Commonly used in the manufacture of tires, elastomers are also used in other industrial fields in the form of joints, elastic connections or hoses, and are often associated with other materials such as textiles, metals or plastics.

### Why deform an elastomer?

The deformulation of an elastomer is a method allowing, with the help of various [chemical analysis](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/chemical-analysis-laboratory.md), to determine the nature and the quantity of raw material of the material.

Moreover, it allows to better know the studied elastomer, to better apprehend the structural problems of this one but also to characterize its defective quality.

Thus, the deformulation of an elastomer makes it possible to improve the performance of a material, to better target your suppliers or to understand the origin of a degradation. 

## FILAB supports you in the deformulation analysis of your elastomers.

This deformulation analysis approach allows to answer different needs such as

## our services

Analyze and determine the chemical [composition](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/laboratory-analysis-deposit-contamination/laboratory-analysis-of-unknown-matter.md) of an elastomer

Compare the composition of several elastomers (double-sourcing or multi-sourcing)

Check the conformity to a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) or a technical data sheet of an elastomer

Understand a non-conformity or a degradation: pollution, ch

## our resources

**[FTIR](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-ftir-spectroscopy.md)** to determine the composition of the elastomer

**[GCMS](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-gcms.md)** and Py-GCMS to quantify additives, residual monomers, Bisphenol A, phthalates...

[**SEM/EDX**](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-sem-scanning-electron-microscopy.md) to characterize a particle or a deposit

**[DSC](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-dsc-calorimetric.md)**(Differential Scanning Calorimetry) to measure melting and degradation temperatures, crystallinity rate...

**[ ICP](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-icp-icp-ms-icp-aes.md)**to identify mineral fillers (Talc, silica fiber,...)

TGA and TGA/FTIR